供養

供养
gòngyǎng
  1. to make offerings to (gods or ancestors)
  2. Taiwan pr. gòngyàng

CEDICT

to give offerings to gods

Wiktionary

  1. 提供生活上所需要的物品、金錢。
  2. 供奉安置。
  3. 佛教用語。佛教徒以香花、飲食等物品或種種善行，獻給佛、法、僧或一切眾生。

重編國語辭典

Homographs

供養 gōngyǎng
  1. to supply
  2. to provide for one's elders
  3. to support one's parents

Entry Composition

1 供 gòng
  1. to lay (sacrificial offerings)
  2. (bound form) offerings
  3. to confess (Taiwan pr. gōng)
  4. confession; statement (Taiwan pr. gōng)
2 養 yǎng
  1. to raise (animals)
  2. to bring up (children)
  3. to keep (pets)
  4. to support
  5. to give birth